The meeting as held "at the deputy ministers' level in the foreign ministries of the two countries, with the attendance of specialists from both sides, during which the possible options were discussed regarding ensuring the smooth passage through the Strait of Hormuz," the news agency posted on X.

"The experts from both sides put forward a number of visions and proposals regarding it," it added.

The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for commerical trade, especially oil and gas moving from the Arab Gulf to Europe and Asia. 

Iran says the strait remains open to all shipping ​except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies", allowing several ships to transit the strategic waterway in recent days.

On Saturday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted an Israel-linked ship in the Strait in a drone attack, after it had ignored warnings to stop. 

Last week, Tehran said it was drafting a peacetime protocol that would supervise maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, state media reported.

Deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi told Russia's Sputnik state media that the protocol would apply after the war with the United States and Israel ends, setting basic rules to manage ship movements, IRNA news agency said.

Last week, an Iranian parliamentary committee voted to impose tolls on vessels in the strait and completely ban ships from the United States and Israel.

Oman has often served as a mediator between the US and Iran in the past.

However, efforts to reach a diplomatic solution have twice collapsed following U.S.-Israeli strikes during negotiations with Iran — first in June last year, and again in the lead-up to the current war. 

US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Iran that it had 48 hours left to make a deal on opening the vital Strait of Hormuz or face "Hell".

* This story was edited by Ahram Online.

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